[CLUE-Talk] Author, Consumer, and Computer Owner Protection and Security (ACCOPS) Act of 2003

[Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier]

On Mon, 2003-07-28 at 18:41, Jeffery Cann wrote:
> On Monday 28 July 2003 17:25, Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier wrote:
> > On Mon, 2003-07-28 at 16:55, Jed S. Baer wrote:
> > > Some time ago, Cringley (PBS geek columnist) made the point that everyone
> > > who is using P2P networks to share music/movies should write their
> > > representatives a letter saying "I'm a criminal". Well, how many
> > > Napster/Kazaa/Gnutella users think of themselves as the latter day
> > > equivalent of Rosa Parks?
> >
> > Well, I don't really buy the "civil disobedience" bit...
> 
> Just curious - what do you think is a good remedy to an unjust law?  I'm with 
> HD Thoreau.

Have it repealed... As far as I'm concerned, our drug laws are just as
stupid and unpopular as the DMCA or the proposed ACCOPS -- and look how
many people are doing time now for possession of "forbidden" substances.
Just breaking the law isn't going to work -- it will just lead to a lot
of people going to jail. 

Zonker
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